Plate and pan lifter.



M. G. BEASLEY.

PLATE AND PAN LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1907.

906,677. Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

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MARY G. BEASLEY, OF DIOKSON, TENNESSEE.

PLATE AND PAN LIFTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

Application filed July 31, 1907. Serial No. 386,385.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY G. BEASLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Eickson, in the county of Dickson, State of Tennessee, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Plate and. Pan Lifters;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to plate and pan lifters, and has for its objectto provide a simple device of this character which may be stamped fromsheet metal at one operation and which, will, by reason of this fact. beinexpensive of manufacture. I have found that present devices of thisclass are either too clumsy or too weighty for satisfactory use and thatby forming such a device of sheet metal and of such construction that itmay be manufactured at a single operation, a much lighter article isproduced and one which will give better satisfaction.

In carrying out my invention, I have aimed to provide a device of thisclass of such construction that it may be quickly and readily stampedfrom a sheet of metal without the necessity of performing severaloperations as is now necessary in forming such devices and I have alsoaimed to obviate as far as possible any waste of material.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thedevice showing manner of its use in lifting a pan, Fig. 2 is a top planview of the device, and, Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof, Fig. a is aplan view of a sheet of material or blank showing the manner in whichthe article embodying my invention is stamped therefrom.

As shown in the drawings, and as stated above, the device is formed ofsheet metal and includes a handle 5 the longitudinal edges of which areparallel. At its forward end, this handle terminates in a transversehead 6, which is bent to extend at right-angles with respect to thehandle, it being understood that the handle is integrally connected withthe upper edge of the head at the middle thereof.

Formed integral with the lower edge of the head and extending atright-angles with respect thereto is a pair of tines or fingers 7 whichhave their extreme ends rounded as at 8, so as to permit of their readyengagement beneath a plate or pan. These tines extend, as stated, fromthe lower edge of the head and I have conceived the idea of extendingthem from the said edge at the ends thereof in this manner leaving aspace between them which not only serves to lighten the article but alsorenders it less clumsy.

From the foregoing description of my invention it will be seen that Ihave produced an article of this class which may be manufactured at alow cost and will be very satis factory. It will also be understood thatin order to lift a. pan or plate by means of this article. it is onlynecessary to engage the tines 7 beneath the plate or pan until the edgeof the said plate or pan touches the head 6 at which time, the plate orpan will be firmly supported.

From the foregoing description of my invention and from an inspection.of Fig. at of the drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a.device of this class which may be stamped from a sheet of metal withoutany appreciable aste of material and that this result is attainedprincipally through the feature of forming the handle and tines of thedevice of the same width and leaving a space between the tines equal inwidth to the width of the handle.

hat is claimed, is,

As an article of maiulfacture, a plate lifter formed of a flat sheet ofmetal cut to form a body, two tines extending at right angles from oneedge of the body, one to each side of the lengthwise middle thereof, anda handle extending at right angles from the opposite edge of the body,the handle hav ing a width equal to the distance between the opposinglongitudinal edges of the tines and being extended directly in a. linewith the longitudinal middle of the lifter.

In testimony whereof, I allix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

MARY G. BEASLEY. lVitnesses P. H. Gooci-i, A. G. BEASLEY.

